Show 3 UTAH GUARD UNITS I j i CALLED UP FOR DUTY I I Iii 1 i Order Artillery t I Engineers to I I i Report Aug 19 I Three units of the Utah national guard Monday were Bordered ordered I Ito Ii to active duty in the Korean warfare The militiamen will enter federal service Aug 19 i Announcement of the guard up call-up was made by Gov jl J. J Bracken Lee and Brig Gen J. J Wallace Vest at at a hastily summoned press conference in the gov governors governor's office Public announcement of the call caB was made only minutes after re receipt receipt receipt re- re by Gen West Vest of telegraphic orders from the War Var department in Washington D. D C C. Units alerted Headquarters and headquarters company combat engineer group Salt Lake City commanded by Col Rulon J. J Ballard field artillery battalion heavy artillery Logan commanded commanded commanded com com- by Lt Col Joe E E. E White White- sides armored field artillery battalion light artillery Cedar City commanded by Lt Col Frank Frank Dally Gov Lee indicated he believed other Utah national guard units as well as reservists in the army na navy v and marines will be pe e called for active duty in the Korean crisis He said Naturally we have expected such a call to be issued I 1 am confident confident confident con con- that the Utah guardsmen will respond with utmost determination determination determination nation and will conduct themselves in a manner which will do credit to the state of Utah Combat Unforeseen Although we are advised the army is only calling certain units it doesn't necessarily mean these w will see active combat nor does it mean that other guard units and other will not be called in inthe inthe inthe the future Simultaneously the governor announced announced announced an an- immediate steps would be betaken betaken betaken taken to organize a state guard I under direction of Gus P. P Backman Backman Backman Back- Back man Salt Lake City state director i of civilian defense Plans for formation formation formation for for- mation of the state guard arc arcI I complete Gen West Vest said units of the state guard would be concentrated inthis in inthis inthis this Salt Ogden Lake-Ogden area Organizational Organizational Organizational Or Or- work will not be undertaken he said lid until the national national national na na- na- na guard units have left the state as they will be using the armories in the meantime Induction Aug 19 The Utah national guard units after induction into federal service on Au Aug 19 will remain at their home hone stations until late lato in August Augustor or early in September when they will entrain for a west coast camp Gen West Vest pointed out that the Ole call did not include the three combat combat combat com com- bat engineer battalions of the Salt Lake City combat engineer group Authorize Recruiting The three units called for active duty have been authorized to recruit recruit re re- re cruit immediately to full strength and will drill three times weekly between Aug Aug- 19 and the date they depart for the coast Gen West added The three units will take the equipment they now have on hand and this likely will be augmented later the adjutant general re reo re- re ported V p |